# Workflow for faster testing of Julia packages?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workflow-for-faster-testing-of-julia-packages/113836>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, testing\
**Created:** [May 4, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workflow-for-faster-testing-of-julia-packages/113836 "2024-05-04T15:40:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mkitti](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mkitti/32/12459_2.png) [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/workflow-for-faster-testing-of-julia-packages/113836/2 "2024-05-04T15:42:45Z")

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Have you seen the TestItems.jl and TestItemRunner.jl packages?

> [@Prerelease of new testing framework and test run UI in VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/prerelease-of-new-testing-framework-and-test-run-ui-in-vs-code/86355):
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> I just pushed out a new release of the Julia VS Code extension (1.7.6) to everyone that includes a preview of our new test UI and a general new testing framework for Julia. For a short demo, take a look at our Juliacon talk [https://youtu.be/Okn\_HKihWn8?t=1268](https://youtu.be/Okn_HKihWn8?t=1268). This new set of features consists of two new packages ([TestItems.jl](https://github.com/julia-vscode/TestItems.jl) and [TestItemRunner.jl](https://github.com/julia-vscode/TestItemRunner.jl)) and the new UI in the Julia VS Code extension. A good way to refer to this new test framework is by the “test item” name. How to write test items …

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